Clothes-wringer



CHARLES F. BR ONNER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

CLOTHES-WRINGER.

I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr, 13, 1920,

Application filed September 11, 1919. Serial No. 323,083.

To all whom may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BRONNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Clothes-Wringer, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to clothes wringers, and more particularly to a clothes wringer having means for guarding the wringer rollers thereof against articles passing through the rolls, becoming entangled around the rolls, thereby clogging the ivringer, and impairing the efficiency of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of this character 'which may be readily attached to the usual wringers, now in use, without the necessity of changing the construction of the wringers.

With the above and other objects in view,

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that various changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing Figure 1 illustrates a side elevational view of a wringer constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 illustrates a sectional on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 illustrates a top plan view of one of the guarding elements, and

Fig. 4 illustrates an end view of the upper guarding element.

Referrin to'the drawing in detail, the reference 0 aracters 5 and 6 designate the vertical side bars of the frame of the 'wringer, which side bars 5 and 6 are connected by the horizontally disposed bars 7 and 8, disposed on opposite sides of. the vertical side bars 5 and 6, and secured thereto, by meansof the screw elements 9, passing through the bars 7 and 8 and engaging the bars 5'and 6.

A} horizontally disposed member 10, connects the side bars 5 and 6 adjacent the upper ends thereof, for bracing the bars 5 and 6, and holding the same in proper re- ,lation with eachv other, against lateral dis1, placement view taken the lower edges of these flanges 16 and 17,

he in close proximity with the upper roller 12, for acting as a scraper, which scraper engages articles that might adhere to the wringer rollers, and throws the articles laterally therefrom, thereby preventing articles from entangling themselves around the roller, during the wringing operation.

The lower roller is guarded .by the right angled flange members 18 and 19, secured to the inner side walls of the members 7 and 8, as shown by Fig. 2 of the drawing, the right angled portions 20 and 21 being supported in a horizontal plane, the free edges thereof, being supported in close proximlty with the lower roller 13, of the wringer, to engage articles, under operation, which might adhere to the rollers, and remove the same, thereby eliminating the possibility of the articles choking the roller and rendering the same inoperative.

Each of the right angled portions 20 and 21, is curved transversely of its length, as at 22, the curved portion also having a plurality of openings 23 disposed throughout the length thereof, in spaced relation with each other.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that the right angled portions 20 and 21, form'eflicient guards, for preventing the articles associated therewith, from entangling themelves around the rollers, and at the same fime receive, and discharge the fluid pressed from the articles during the wringing operation, between the side members 5 and 6, so

that the operator is not subjected to the discomfort ofv having the fluid splashing over supported between side members, a pair of horizontally disposed wringing rollers sup ported by the side members, and arranged one above the other, lateral guards operating in close proximity with opposite sides of one of the rollers, and a guard including spaced depending flanges secured to the brace bar, the lower edges of the depending ported one above the other, lateral-guards including flanges curved transversely of 15 their lengths, and having a plurality of spaced openings, and a guard for the upper roller.

In testimony that I claim the fore 'oing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signa- 20 ture in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. BRONNER.

Witnesses:

W. F. KELLY, E. L. WILDMAN. v 

